I have been doing a lot of reflection on myself as of late...I have been looking at what I want my life, my home, my family, my marriage to look like and I have come to the conclusion that I am basically doing NOTHING to get things from point A (which I don't like), to point B which I am SURE I will LOVE.
In short, I have been working on myself. What a tough project that has come to be...nothing like digging down deep and deciding that you are coming up short on pretty much every single front that you need to tackle. Wow...that kind of sounds like I'm being a bit hard on myself..but I don't think I am.
I have been putting into practice the teachings of the Flylady...LOVE the flylady! She takes household duties and breaks them down by room zones and 15 minute time increments. I am not 100% flying...but I am happy to say that I am at a solid 40% and improving all of the time. My home is use able and sleep-over friendly...as my daughter had her first slumber party a couple of weeks ago. :)
I am doing a much better job keeping up with the laundry...all though,still not doing a great job getting it put away...still working on that. However, the dishes are done, almost always.
I have been putting more effort into cooking and have made some amazing (if I do say so myself) meals for my family to enjoy. I am also experimenting more with foods and combinations.
I am putting rules and measures into place to make raising the kids more enjoyable...for us all. While they balked at some of the changes at first, they are slowly sliding into place and becoming more enjoyable by the day...which is nice. It had almost gotten to the point where I dreaded the thought of picking them up from school...and who wants to be that kind of mom??? I don't.
I am very happy with the changes that I am making and those that are on my list...makes me proud to look around my living room and know that I wouldn't be embarrassed if someone came by unexpectedly.
